Fundraising Support Officer (Corporate Partnerships)

You will work collaboratively with the team to manage and grow IntoUniversity’s expanding and diverse range of corporate supporters, supporting corporate volunteering activity, working closely with colleagues across the team to plan and deliver engagement opportunities for corporate partners across the national network. With full training and support the post holder will also take the lead in maintaining and building their own portfolio of corporate partners. Key responsibilities include: working with colleagues on the corporates team (and liaising with frontline teams) to plan and oversee the successful management of volunteering and engagement activities for corporate partners; developing and sustaining meaningful relationships with existing corporate donors, ensuring they feel well-supported and part of a mutually beneficial partnership; providing excellent, proactive communication and engagement for partners and volunteers, motivating them and showing our ongoing appreciation and thanks for their crucial support; monitoring grants/agreements to ensure compliance with all agreed outputs, milestones and targets as well as providing compelling and timely reporting of progress and achievements; ensuring our database records are up to date; working with the fundraising team to research and evaluate new funding opportunities across a variety of high-need locations, sectors and giving capacities, and supporting with funding applications and bids organising and attending (typically with senior members of the fundraising or management teams) meetings, presentations and/or centre visits with current and prospect corporate partners, preparing documentation and supporting with follow-up actions; preparing high-quality, nuanced and persuasive presentations and other fundraising and engagement materials as needed, working with colleagues to gather financial and impact data for applications and reports; supporting the wider fundraising team as needed, for example with any fundraising events and visits; undertaking any task that may be requested from time to time that may be consistent with the nature and scope of this post; maintaining the ethos and values of the charity and positively promoting the work and activities of the charity at all times; championing diversity and inclusion in your role at all times, referring to the Diversity and Inclusion Staff Responsibilities.